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Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
Significant life changes often create a need to revisit existing estate planning arrangements.
Separation, blended families, business ownership, changing financial circumstances and evolving family relationships can all affect how assets pass to future generations.
Protecting family, preserving wealth and planning for future generations often requires a broader perspective than legal documentation alone. We help clients consider the legal, financial and practical issues that shape long-term family outcomes.
How we can assist
Practical guidance, across the matters that arise.
Estate planning is about more than preparing documents. It is about creating clarity, protecting those you care about and ensuring your wishes are properly reflected.
Wills
Preparing and updating Wills tailored to individual and family circumstances.
Enduring Powers of Attorney
Appointing trusted decision-makers for financial and personal matters.
Advance Health Directives
Documenting future healthcare wishes and preferences.
Estate Planning Reviews
Reviewing existing arrangements following significant life events.
Blended Family Planning
Addressing the unique considerations that arise in blended family structures.
Business Succession Planning
Considering the future transition of business ownership and control.
Asset Protection Considerations
Aligning estate planning with broader financial and family objectives.
Estate Administration Guidance
Advice regarding practical considerations that arise after death.
Experience across complex matters
Where the issues are layered, the advice should be too.
Estate planning often intersects with broader family, financial and business considerations.
We regularly assist clients where succession planning involves more sophisticated structures or long-term family objectives.
Blended Families
Family Businesses
Professional Practices
Trust Structures
Private Companies
Property Portfolios
Intergenerational Wealth
Future Inheritance Planning
Business Succession Considerations
Asset Protection Structures
Where appropriate, we work alongside accountants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers and other trusted professionals to help clients develop estate planning arrangements that support both current priorities and future generations.
Why clients choose Franklin
Why Clients Choose Franklin
Family, Corporate & Commercial Expertise
Many family decisions involve more than family law alone. Our experience across family, corporate and commercial matters provides broader perspective when complexity arises.
Coordinated Professional Support
We work alongside trusted accountants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers, valuers and family wellbeing professionals to help clients access the expertise they need.
Focused on What Comes Next
We help clients make informed decisions that protect what matters most and create strong foundations for the future.
Working together
A Clear Path Forward
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Understand Your Situation
We take the time to understand your circumstances, priorities and concerns.
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Develop a Strategy
Clear advice regarding options, likely outcomes and practical next steps.
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Implement the Right Approach
Negotiation, mediation, collaborative processes or litigation where required.
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Move Forward
Supporting outcomes that help clients navigate the next chapter with greater certainty.
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Every separation is different.
Whether you are considering separation, recently separated or navigating complex financial and parenting issues, we invite you to arrange a confidential consultation to discuss your circumstances and options.